![A collage of the 7 Hired Before Graduation students](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG_PSW%20Header.jpg)
Hired Before Graduation 2024
Every Falcon has a different path. For many, their UW-River Falls education is a significant stop on the path that leads to the workforce. Thanks to internships, networking and global opportunities, numerous Falcons land full-time employment or admission to graduate school before they even graduate. Read their stories below.
![Grace Hood, Criminology and sociology](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Grace%20Hood.jpg)
![Ben Steffes, Animal sciences with a management/meat animal emphasis](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Ben%20Steffes.jpg)
![Jager Reissmann, Health and human performance](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Jager%20Reissmann.jpg)
![Tegan MacMurdo, Data Science and Computer Science](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Tegan%20MacMurdo.jpg)
![Guma Jackson, Business Administration](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Guma%20Jackson.jpg)
![Kaitlyn Avidan, Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Kaitlyn%20Avidan.jpg)
![Carrie Trudeau, Social Work](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF_HBG-PSW%20tiles_Carrie%20Trudeau.jpg)
![UWRF Section Separator](/sites/default/files/images/UWRF%20Acronym_graphic.png)
- Caleb Anton, Exercise and sport science
- Veda Campbell, Graphic Design
- Katelynn Firle, Communication sciences and disorders graduate program
- Chloe Friesen, School counseling master's degree
- Cale Graeber, Conservation and environmental planning
- Hallie Haines, Business management
- Sarah Langlois, Biomedical health sciences and mathematics
- Kate Peterson, Food sciences and technology
- Samantha Rodman. Elementary education
- Elisa Thoen, Marking communications and communication studies
Student Success
Want to read more Falcon success stories? View the entire collection of Student Success stories, including the class of 2023 and past graduating classes, here.